# Distance from Taipei (TPE) to Tres Esquinas (TQS)

> 16,641 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,641 km / 10,340 mi / 8,985 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 34° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 329° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Taiwan) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 19:00 in Taipei, it's 06:00 in Tres Esquinas)
- **Elevation difference**: 479 ft (TQS is higher than TPE)

## Airports

### [Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tpe-taipei-taiwan-taoyuan-international-airport/1ef266df-8b07-6228-b420-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Taipei, Taiwan
- ICAO: RCTP
- Timezone: Asia/Taipei
- Coordinates: 25.080000, 121.230000
- Elevation: 106 ft

### [Tres Esquinas Air Base (TQS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tqs-tres-esquinas-tres-esquinas-air-base/1ef266df-b63e-619e-a730-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tres Esquinas, Colombia
- ICAO: SKTQ
- Timezone: America/Bogota
- Coordinates: 0.750000, -75.230000
- Elevation: 585 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 19:00 in Taipei, it's 06:00 in Tres Esquinas.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tpe-taipei-taiwan-taoyuan-international-airport/1ef266df-8b07-6228-b420-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tres Esquinas Air Base (TQS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tqs-tres-esquinas-tres-esquinas-air-base/1ef266df-b63e-619e-a730-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)